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2001 Comprehensive Plan Amended February 26, 2002 Special Use: These parks consist of recreational facilities that are orientated toward a single-use. Greenways: A greenway is a continuous corridor of natural vegetation that provides for critical habitat and the movement of wildlife and humans. They often follow natural waterways or land features. 2. Trail Types: Off Road (Urban): Paved surface for non-motorized use, and paved or non- paved surface for pedestrians, both trails removed form roadway. On Road · Paved shoulder on roadway. On Road Separated: Paved trail parallel to roadway, separated by min. 10ft ditch or buffer. Multi-Purpose: Paved surface and separate non-paved skiing or equestrian trail, both removed from roadway. Table X-2 represents standards for park facilities needed to serve a community like Ramsey with the focus of the park development occurring within existing and future urban areas. These standards provide a basis for determining if the existing park system adequately serves today's population and if it will be able to handle the expected growth to the year 2020. These standards should only be used as a guide or rule of thumb. Table X-2 National Recreation and Park Association Standards Facility Acres/1000 Desirable Population Service Preferred Typical Facilities Type Population Size (Acres) Served Radius Location Within urban Play structure, small 1/4 mile or 5 Playgrounds .25 to .5 1 or less 500 to 1000 minute walk neighborhoods, close to court games, turf area, multi-family residential picnic tables Neighborhood 1000 to 1/2 mile or 10 Within urban area, Court games, field Parks 2.0 6 to 8 2000 minute walk centrally located games, playgrounds Centrally located and Ball fields, tennis Community easily accessible to entire courts, picnic facilities, Parks 5 to 8 20 to 35 Community 1 to 4 miles community active recreation facilities Natural features, usually Activities of community associated with water park, nature observation Regional 5 to 10 200 + Regional 1 hour drive areas, cultural and Parks Population historic learning facilities Connecting important Trails community features Special Varies, convenient Ice arena, community access, central to center, golf course, gun Facilities community club In terms of Ramsey's park land area per resident, Ramsey is currently well served by park and recreation opportunities. However, as future residential development occurs and new 2001 Ramsey Comprehensive Plan Page X-5 Amended February 26, 2002